Showing posts with label tenjin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tenjin. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Suijin Shrine Saigo
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Achi Shrine Kurashiki
Myoken was a very popular shrine in Japan, dedicated to the Buddhist deity of the North Star. When most Myoken shrines were changed in 1868 they switched to a pair of obscure kami from the Kojiki. Why they chose the Munakata Kami here is a mystery.
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Sunday, June 16, 2024
Kurokami Shrine
The shrine is said to have been founded in ancient times, but the shrine history recognizes the huge impact Kumano Shugendo had on the shrine, including listing the Buddhas connected to it.
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Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Yasaka Shrine Arita
According to the shrine's information board, appropriately written upon porcelain tiles, it says that originally the shrine was for the local kami.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Wakaura Tenmangu Shrine
Enshrining Tenjin, the deified form of Sugawara Michizane, known as a god of poetry and scholarship, Tenmangu shrines are where students head to before taking exams.
The shrine was destroyed in 1585 during the invasion of the area by Hideyoshi. It was rebuilt in 1604 by Yukinaga Asano and employed the leading craftsmen of the day.
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